Turbomachinery Engineer

At Stoke, we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant, sustainable, and equitable future here on Earth. That is why we’re building Nova, our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily flight, Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation by reducing cost, increasing availability, and improving reliability. By radically lowering launch costs and increasing flight cadence, we’re helping create a truly scalable space industry. Our team is mission-driven, collaborative, and empowered to take ownership of their work. If you want to work alongside some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth, we’d love to have you join us. Description Fully reusable launch vehicles are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. As a Turbomachinery Engineer at Stoke, you will have extreme ownership over all aspects of turbomachinery design, analysis, manufacturing, build, testing, and validation for advanced reusable rocket engines. You will seek out state-of-the-art design and manufacturing techniques and tools to solve challenging turbomachinery problems, and you will continuously iterate and improve your designs. You’ll also work on rapidly reusable rocket engines meant to be flown daily. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly. Responsibilities Design, build, and test turbopumps for liquid rocket engines Own turbomachinery design (CAD), drawings, and manufacturing plans Perform hydrodynamic and aerodynamic sizing and flowpath design and analysis work for inducers, impellers, diffusers, nozzles, turbines, and other turbomachinery Perform hydrostatic bearing sizing, performance trending, and coatings development for turbopump bearings Evaluate axial thrust balance during transients and steady-state operating points. Perform tolerance stackups, own build books, and ensure as-built pumps meet design intent. Own test verification activities to ensure accomplished tests meet requirements Support turbopump testing, data review, inspections, and go/no-go's Own performance trending of various components (inducers, impellers, turbines, axial/ radial bearing capacities, cavitation, etc) Own design improvement plans for turbopump components including manufacturing improvements to reduce cost and lead time Use/develop high-speed data tools to review for turbopump vibration and rotor-dynamics performance Resolve hardware build non-conformances thru resolution Conduct fault tree investigations and root cause analysis Qualifications Demonstrated experience as an RE who takes extreme ownership of their product Demonstrated ability to manage numerous hardware workflows to meet required delivery dates Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or similar 4+ years of experience in design, build, and testing of rocket engine turbopumps or related turbomachinery experience Understanding of hydrodynamic/aerodynamic design and fundamentals of turbomachinery Extensive experience using CAD tools and configuration management (Siemens NX and Teamcenter preferred). Experience with mechanical design including machined parts, additive parts, weldments, fasteners, seals, and rotating assemblies. Experience in rocket engine turbomachinery axial/radial tolerance stackups, and material selection Experience in the design, build, and testing of inducers, impellers, volutes, turbines, nozzles, shafts, bearings, and seals. Experience with secondary flow and axial thrust balance modeling Proficiency in heat transfer, compressible and incompressible flow, and cryogenics Excellent written and verbal communication Willing to relocate to Seattle, WA Benefits Equity – We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future, we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular, full-time employees. Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance Company-paid life and disability